PHOTO:Mikel Obi, his babymama & their twin daughters

John Mikel Obi, the Nigerian International footballer shared a cute photo of him and his baby mama with their twin daughters..

John Mikel Obi is currently in Nigeria......

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Mikel Obi announced as the new Super Eagles Captain

Mikel Obi has been announced as the new captain of the Super Eagles, Nigeria’s National Football team.This announcement was made by CSKA Moscow winger, Ahmed Musa, at the pre-match press conference to the 2017 African Cup of Nations qualifier against the Pharaohs of Egypt in Kaduna, where he gave the Chelsea midfielder the captain’s band.

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Belgium, Portugal Friendly Cancelled after Terror Attacks

Belgium’s friendly international with Portugal, due in Brussels next Tuesday, has been called off following the deadly explosions that rocked Brussels airport and metro, local football authorities confirmed on Wednesday.

“For security reasons and also as a measure of precaution, the Brussels City hall asked us to cancel the March 29 home game with Portugal, so the match is off, a communique from the Belgian Football Union announced this on Wednesday.

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PHOTOS: Nigeria Super Eagles Team arrive in Kaduna ahead of Egypt clash

The Super Eagles team have arrived in Kaduna safely and settled into Africa 

Continental Hotel camp. They will be playing their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations 

Qualifier match against Egypt at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna on Friday, 

March 25th. 

More pics after the cut..

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Iwobi hospitalised for food poisoning in Abuja

Super Eagles’ and Arsenal’s striker Alex Iwobi has been hospitalised in Abuja after falling ill from food poisoning after eating salad, Coach Samson Siasia said on Tuesday.

“He suffered from food poisoning and so was not part of the training. But his condition is stable,” Siasia told a news conference (The Guardian Nigeria)

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Norwich Striker Mbokani escapes harm in Brussels attack this morning

Norwich striker Dieumerci Mbokani is unharmed after being caught up in the terror attacks in Brussels on Tuesday morning. Brussels Airport was rocked by a double blast while another explosion then went off at a Metro station in the city. 

At least 26 people have been killed, while many more injured. Congo international Mbokani, who is on loan from Dynamo Kiev, was at Zaventem Airport at the time of the attacks. City say the 30-year-old was "unharmed but shaken" by the events and they added that 

Mbokani has now returned home to be with his family, and the club remain in constant dialogue with him. 

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Former Nigerian international John Ene Okon dies

The former Nigerian national team midfielder John Ene Okon has passed on.

The player who featured for Nigeria at the 1987 Fifa U-20 World Cup as well as the 1992 African Cup of Nations was reported to have died in Calabar on Tuesday, March 15.

Former Nigerian international John Ene Okon

The current Enugu Rangers coach, Imama Amapakabo, was full of words for the late player, saying he has lost a good friend.

He said: “Good friends we’ve had good friends we’ve lost, good times we’ve had good times we’ve shared together along d way, in this great I can’t forget the past.

“My tears run endless ever since the news broke to me early hours of this morning. We shared so many times and moments together, pained and heart-broken I am, but what is the answer to the question I ask and want to ask ‘why you,why now’? Who do I question man or the good lord?

“Pained as I am all glory to God for the times we shared together.

Late John Ene

Okon died on his 47th birthday; he was born on March 15, 1969.

May his gentle soul rest in peace.

Source - TheNews.Ng

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Khedira revals UNited made a bid on him

Sami Khedira revals Manchester United made a £34m bid to sign him http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2409827/Sami-Khedira-revals-Manchester-United-34m-bid-sign-him.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

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